Question

$\large\bf\purple{what \: is \: oxygen}$
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Answer 1

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Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.

Answer 2

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Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.

• Symbol: O.

• Atomic mass: 15.999 u.

• Atomic number: 8.

• Electron configuration: [He] 2s²2p⁴.

• Discovered: 1772.

• Discoverers: Joseph Priestley, Antoine Lavoisier, Carl Wilhelm Scheele.